Sheffield Utd 1, Watford 0

Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock celebrated a crucial win ? then lambasted the authorities for allowing West Ham to escape without a points deduction for breaching Premier League rules over the signings of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano.

Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock celebrated a crucial win ? then lambasted the authorities for allowing West Ham to escape without a points deduction for breaching Premier League rules over the signings of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano.

Michael Tonge's 44th-minute strike left the Blades three points off the drop zone, and Warnock said: "I think if it was Sheffield United, Watford or Wigan there would have been points deducted and I think everyone knows that."